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Derek Thompson

Washington, D.C., United States

Writer at The Atlantic. Host of "Plain English" podcast. Co-author of Abundance.

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Articles

  • The great friendship collapse: Inside The Anti-Social Century

    2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Derek Thompson

    12 hours agoExpress your feelings to reduce stress? Research shows complaining will often make you feel worse. I’ve been around leaders who liked to yell. Scream. Even, occasionally, throw a chair. Granted, expressing a little anger isn’t a bad thing. According to research conducted by Henry Evans and Colm …

  • The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump

    3 weeks ago | sueddeutsche.de | Derek Thompson

    A lot happens under this administration, but a lot un-happens, too. First published in The Atlantic on June 3, 2025 by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic June 5, 2025 | reading time: 4 Min.

  • The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump

    3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Derek Thompson

    A useful one-sentence guide to the second Trump administration might go something like this: A lot happens under Donald Trump, but a lot un-happens, too. In the past four months, President Trump has announced tariffs on Canada, paused tariffs on Canada, restarted tariffs on Canada, ruled out tariffs on certain Canadian goods, and then ruled in, and even raised, tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. And that’s just for starters.

  • The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism

    1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Derek Thompson

    China may well come to dominate the next century—because President Donald Trump is taking a page from the most famous Chinese leader of the previous one. The United States remains the world’s preeminent soft power. It’s a financial and cultural juggernaut, whose entertainment and celebrities bestride the planet. But as an industrial power, the U.S. is not so much at risk of falling behind as it is objectively behind already.

  • A New Sign That AI Is Competing With College Grads

    1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Derek Thompson

    Something strange, and potentially alarming, is happening to the job market for young, educated workers. According to the New York Federal Reserve, labor conditions for recent college graduates have “deteriorated noticeably” in the past few months, and the unemployment rate now stands at an unusually high 5.8 percent. Even newly minted M.B.A.s from elite programs are struggling to find work.

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Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson @DKThomp
6 Jun 25

RT @NathanJRobinson: Just interviewed Ralph Nader and he trashed "Abundance," saying that Klein/Thompson do not understand corporate power…

Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson @DKThomp
5 Jun 25

4pm: [10,000 jokes] what if Trump just like deported Elon for spite 4:39pm: Steve Bannon: "I am of the strong belief that Musk is an illegal alien and should be deported from the country immediately" https://t.co/D4POcp3wyH

Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson @DKThomp
5 Jun 25

RT @ArmandDoma: Elon a week from now https://t.co/hzcm0Z8Yew